The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between Charlotte FC and Austin FC, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Montreal 2-1 Charlotte FC
Sunday, June 26 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
Sunday, June 26 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
Last Game: Austin 2-2 Dallas
Sunday, June 26 at 2am in Major League Soccer
Sunday, June 26 at 2am in Major League Soccer
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 17 | 1 | 29 |
| 3 | Austin FC | 16 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Dallas | 17 | 8 | 26 |
We said: Charlotte FC 1-2 Austin FC
By no means have Austin been spectacular away from home, but they always seem to find the mark over a 90-minute encounter. Unfortunately for Charlotte, the raucous crowd cannot defend the Verde and Black's quality in the final third, which should be enough to earn them another victory away from home. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Charlotte FC win with a probability of 47.58%. A win for Austin FC had a probability of 26.7% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Charlotte FC win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.26%) and 2-0 (8.68%). The likeliest Austin FC win was 0-1 (8.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.22%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Austin FC would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Charlotte FC | Draw | Austin FC |
47.58% ( -0.2) | 25.72% ( -0.02) | 26.7% ( 0.22) |
| Both teams to score 51.15% ( 0.23) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
